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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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